Posted by Bluesintrouble on August 4, 2014, 12:00 pm, in reply to "Re: singing"

Forgot to say...

I ain't sure off the top of my head which tunes on the DVD have melodies coming in on the "&4&"

" or just sing along and try to mimic the old recording?"-The recordings are the BLJ gospel. A must in my opinion.

--Previous Message-- : I came across this forum when exploring Ari's : website after watching his Blind Lemon : Jefferson DVD. : : It's awesome. I have no idea how he managed : to transcribe some of these songs so : faithfully. His version of Matchbox is just : intense. Rabbit Foot is amazing. How Ari : managed to transcribe and them on guitar is : amazing learning to sing and play them is : mind boggling. : : : I am getting to the vocal stage on some of : these tunes. It's very challenging. Blind : Lemon has a really difficult sense of melody : and timing when compared to some of the : other great Blues and Ragtime players. I'd : say tapping of the foot is essential. : : Ari himself may not agree with me. But a lot : of blues songs start the initial melody line : on the pickup of the previous bar. : : E.G. : : & 4 & 1 % 2 & 3 : & 4 : I got a || Kind hearted woman.... : : You may already know this so sorry if I : sound a little condecending... : : : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Hi Ari- do you have any advice for working : on : vocal techniques in this idiom? I took some : vocal classes but the lessons were more : appropriate to musical theater. Did you : follow a structured lesson plan, or just : sing along and try to mimic the old : recording? I've been working on your Blind : Lemon Jefferson dvd and your vocals sound : really appropriate to the genre. : Thanks, : Marc : : : : :